What Is a Third of 2 Sticks of Butter?
A third of 2 sticks of butter is ⅔ stick of butter — that's ⅓ cup of butter.
Measure it as: 1/3 cup
How to measure ⅔ stick of butter
- With standard cups & spoons: 1/3 cup
- By volume: 79 ml, or 2.67 fluid ounces — handy if you have a measuring jug.
- Using the wrapper: US butter sticks have tablespoon markings printed on the wrapper — ⅔ stick of butter is 5⅓ tablespoons, so cut at the right marking.
Here's the math: 2 sticks of butter is 16 tablespoons. Take a third of that and you get 5⅓ tablespoons, which is ⅔ stick of butter. Working in spoons instead of cup fractions is the trick professional bakers use to scale recipes without special equipment.
⅔ stick of butter, every way
| Cups | ⅓ cup |
| Tablespoons | 5⅓ tbsp |
| Grams | about 76 g |
| Ounces | about 2.7 oz |
Recipe Thirds Chart: nearby amounts
| Original | A third | Measure it as |
|---|---|---|
| ½ stick of butter | ⅙ stick of butter | 1 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| 1 stick of butter | ⅓ stick of butter | 2 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| 1½ sticks of butter | ½ stick of butter | 1/4 cup |
| 2 sticks of butter | ⅔ stick of butter | 1/3 cup |
See the full recipe thirds chart →
Frequently asked questions
What is a third of 2 sticks of butter in milliliters?
A third of 2 sticks of butter is about 79 ml (2.67 fl oz).
What's the easiest way to measure ⅔ stick of butter without special cups?
Use standard measures: 1/3 cup. Every part of that comes from a standard measuring cup and spoon set.